Vietnam, Laos discuss management of guest labourers

The labour ministries of Vietnam and Laos discussed measures to better
manage and support Vietnamese guest labourers in the neighbouring
country at a conference held on August 18 in the central province of
Nghe An, Nhan Dan newspaper reported.

The daily
quoted unofficial statistics as putting the number of Vietnamese guest
workers in Laos at an estimated 13,500, who are employed at cooperation
investment projects between the two countries’ agencies or localities,
and Vietnamese contractors. Most of them are skilled workers.

With the strong growth of Vietnamese investment in Laos, the number
of guest workers in the country is expected to increase to at least
20,000 next year.

Deputy Minister of Labour,
War Invalids and Social Affairs Nguyen Thanh Hoa said Vietnam will
continue to assist Laos in training skilled labourers, thus improving
the quality of its human resources.-VNA